Coronary angiography in Lebanon: Use and overuse

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 422-424

  Sibai, Abla Mehio ^a   Tohme, Rania A ^a   Saade, Georges A ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Lebanon; Overuse

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LEBANON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; LEBANON;

EID: 40949108905     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.051     Document Type: Article

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